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but the united states has to be very careful. the stakes here are enormous, harry. egypt is somewhere between one- fourth and one-third of the entire arab world. if instability comes to egypt, it will send shockwaves throughout the rest of the arab world. it's the first country to establish peace with israel. it's, indeed, the cornerstone of what peace there is in the middle east. so if the united states is seen to pull the rug out from under this friend which, as you noted in the report, a friend for some three decades, it will raise major questions about american reliability. on the other hand, if we're seen to give him an uncritical embrace, it could risk alienating the egyptian people and some future government we may have to work with. we've seen this go on now in tunisia. there were protests today in jordan. there were protests in yemen yesterday. what is going on here? >> well, what we're seeing is a part of the world that has largely missed out on many of the great trends of modern decades. there hasn't been anything like
but the united states has to be very careful. the stakes here are enormous, harry. egypt is somewhere between one- fourth and one-third of the entire arab world. if instability comes to egypt, it will send shockwaves throughout the rest of the arab world. it's the first country to establish peace with israel. it's, indeed, the cornerstone of what peace there is in the middle east. so if the united states is seen to pull the rug out from under this friend which, as you noted in the report, a...
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they are -- by the united states, and they've been flying over the crowd in freedom square. there's still no explanation of why these fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the demonstrations. but if the intent was to disperse the crowd, it didn't work. the atmosphere among the protesters who remain in the square is upbeat. somewhere between a party and a religious gathering. it's quite noticeable that recently, the egypt islamists are taking up a lot more room in those crowds. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, cairo. >>> the obama administration is calling for an orderly transition of power in egypt. but didn't directly call for hosni mubarak to step down. president obama was briefed on the situation sunday and talked by phone with the leaders of turkey, israel, britain, and saudi arabia. terrell brown is in washington with more. terrell, good morning to you. >> reporter: joel, good morning to you. the obama administration has been walking a tight rope since this crisis began. the question is what to support. the will of the egyptian people? or their president, a longtime u.s. political
they are -- by the united states, and they've been flying over the crowd in freedom square. there's still no explanation of why these fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the demonstrations. but if the intent was to disperse the crowd, it didn't work. the atmosphere among the protesters who remain in the square is upbeat. somewhere between a party and a religious gathering. it's quite noticeable that recently, the egypt islamists are taking up a lot more room in those crowds. elizabeth palmer, cbs...
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states and they've been flying over the crowd, that is growing in the square. there's still no explanation of why those fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the demonstration. but if the intent was to disperse the crowd, it didn't work. the atmosphere among the demonstrators in the square tonight is upbeat. i would say somewhere between a party and a religious gathering because it's quite noticeable that egypt liss am-- islamists are take up more room in the crowd, el recently. >> we saw those pictures of elbaradei in the streets. how likely is he to get support of the people as the next leader? >> reporter: not very. he's been living outside of the country for many years. he is a diplomat more than he is a seasoned tough politician. but there was some surprise when the muslim brotherhood, the big religious organization here said that he would make a good negotiator if there were a team organizing a transition for mubarak to leave power baesfully. so one way or another he could be prominent but not as the next president. >> mitchell: elizabeth palm never cairo, thank
states and they've been flying over the crowd, that is growing in the square. there's still no explanation of why those fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the demonstration. but if the intent was to disperse the crowd, it didn't work. the atmosphere among the demonstrators in the square tonight is upbeat. i would say somewhere between a party and a religious gathering because it's quite noticeable that egypt liss am-- islamists are take up more room in the crowd, el recently. >> we saw those...
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but despite mubarak's close relationship with the united states over three decades and $1.5 billion a year in u.s. aid, president obama has little control over what mubarak does next, according to middle east analyst jon alterman. >> i don't think there are many people in the world who hosni mubarak is listening to right now, and i certainly don't think he's curious what the americans think he should do. >> reporter: wherever it's affected it or not, though, the white house says the administration plans to keep up the pressure on hosni mubarak. russ. >> mitchell: chip reid at the white house. thanks. despite president mubarak's statement last night that he is on the side of freedom, the egyptian government earlier this week shut downtown internet and most cell phone service. those moves are having an impact on this side of the world as well as elaine quijano tells us. >> reporter: at the egyptian coffee shop in queens, new york, where the developments in egypt dominate the discussions, shop owner labib salama is worried. he hasn't been able to reach his two-year-old nephew who lives i
but despite mubarak's close relationship with the united states over three decades and $1.5 billion a year in u.s. aid, president obama has little control over what mubarak does next, according to middle east analyst jon alterman. >> i don't think there are many people in the world who hosni mubarak is listening to right now, and i certainly don't think he's curious what the americans think he should do. >> reporter: wherever it's affected it or not, though, the white house says the...
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of the united states. and, yup, they had knox. >> this red stripe is indicative of the heel. this is a 40-kilo on the nuclear war head. >> john porter of the national park service says there were four of these nike missile sites in the bay area. >> missiles coming down. >> this one this the marin headlands has been restored by volunteers over the last 6 years? you would have all four up and launched in one position. >> if an enemy aircraft was identified they would track the formation and a crew crude but effective computer system would send information to the missile. >> this was state of the art computer in 1958. believe it or not it still works. at one point there were 300 nike sites like this across the u.s. but new technology in the 1970s rendered them obsolete. go to cbs5.com, click on the i con to send me your good question. >>> speaking of rockets, we have a flying tomato sighting. i'm dennis o'donnell, john daly, tiger woods, who did better in their 2011 debut. next? bap e way moms would. happybab
of the united states. and, yup, they had knox. >> this red stripe is indicative of the heel. this is a 40-kilo on the nuclear war head. >> john porter of the national park service says there were four of these nike missile sites in the bay area. >> missiles coming down. >> this one this the marin headlands has been restored by volunteers over the last 6 years? you would have all four up and launched in one position. >> if an enemy aircraft was identified they would...
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states. it started in tunisia with the overthrow two weeks ago of the president. today, yemen. tens of thousands demanded president ahmed saleh step down. he's ruled for 32 years and is a key ally of the u.s. in the war on terror. in egypt another important ally, protesters called for the removal of president mubarak. elizabeth palmer is in cairo tonight, and we caution you, this video is graphic. >> reporter: police brutality at its most explicit. ( gunshot ) a protester in the sinai desert shot dead as he ran. the unrest in egypt has spread like wildfire. in suez, about an hour east of the capital, furious mobs burned down government buildings. just like the huge street protests that erupted in iran in 2009, egypt's uprising is a real movement that was born in a virtual world. led by young, educated activists who understand the power of social networking. >> millions of egyptians... >> reporter: a call for action went out on facebook which initially reached more than a million people and wa
states. it started in tunisia with the overthrow two weeks ago of the president. today, yemen. tens of thousands demanded president ahmed saleh step down. he's ruled for 32 years and is a key ally of the u.s. in the war on terror. in egypt another important ally, protesters called for the removal of president mubarak. elizabeth palmer is in cairo tonight, and we caution you, this video is graphic. >> reporter: police brutality at its most explicit. ( gunshot ) a protester in the sinai...
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i think their second big fear is that, if the united states appears to be the puppet master here and pushes mubarak out and things go wrong, it will have happened on president obama's watch. if he emerges with a government that, for example, walked away from the peace agreement with israel, i think that would be pretty problematic. >> schieffer: dr. el baradai says this concern about the muslim brotherhood, he doesn't see it as that much of a problem. he's not a part of it, but doesn't see it as that much of a problem. >> that's because the muslim brotherhood also is not an especially popular group there. but you could imagine, in a coalition government, they would have a voice. i think the concern the u.s. has is making sure it isn't the dominant voice. it was interesting that you heard the iranians this week support these protests, because they think this is the chance to put an islamic government in cairo. i don't think many other think that is likely. >> schieffer: david sanger. thank you so much, david. we'll be back. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the
i think their second big fear is that, if the united states appears to be the puppet master here and pushes mubarak out and things go wrong, it will have happened on president obama's watch. if he emerges with a government that, for example, walked away from the peace agreement with israel, i think that would be pretty problematic. >> schieffer: dr. el baradai says this concern about the muslim brotherhood, he doesn't see it as that much of a problem. he's not a part of it, but doesn't...
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i mean we pay at the highest rates in the united states for electricity add that on to the rate payer in california you have a hue humungous rate problem. >> do you have a choice? >> we don't we can't dig up every inch of gas line but can start reviewing protocol to isolate areas, the older areas for example, that are a lot more vulnerable to cracks, wells, observing sewless sense. >> when pg&e or gas companies came in for these increases was the money actually going to that or going to other things? >> no, i think it was going to gas safety but i mean the amount of money that would have been required to fully guarantee or as best guarantee as you can those lines was never appropriated. >> can we look to the future a little bit what you are saying after this explosion you can't -- the gas companies and puc are going to have to do something. >> sure. >> the question is how much are they going to do now they are facing a tremendous legal liability. what do you see happening and how is it going to effect the average user. >> the first thing to do is find out why this explosion occurred i
i mean we pay at the highest rates in the united states for electricity add that on to the rate payer in california you have a hue humungous rate problem. >> do you have a choice? >> we don't we can't dig up every inch of gas line but can start reviewing protocol to isolate areas, the older areas for example, that are a lot more vulnerable to cracks, wells, observing sewless sense. >> when pg&e or gas companies came in for these increases was the money actually going to...
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more than 690,000 foreign students came to the united states to study this past year. nearly 105,000 of those came from india, and nearly 128,000 came from china. and foreign students often excel, earning more than half the doctorates awarded by american universities in math, computer science, and engineering. >> we're a land of immigrants. we've brought in the best people from all over the world all the time. >> reporter: on the faculty of three american universities, harvard, u.k. berkeley and duke, he came from india to the u.s. as a graduate student and says the immigrant story has been the same for centuries. >> whether they came on the may flower or india, they bought one-way tickets over here. there was never an option of going back home because this was the only land of opportunity. >> reporter: historically most foreigners who studied in america ended up staying. five years after graduation, 92% of chinese who came here as students are still here. and 81% of indians. the rest of the world has long suffered a brain drain as so many good brains came here. google
more than 690,000 foreign students came to the united states to study this past year. nearly 105,000 of those came from india, and nearly 128,000 came from china. and foreign students often excel, earning more than half the doctorates awarded by american universities in math, computer science, and engineering. >> we're a land of immigrants. we've brought in the best people from all over the world all the time. >> reporter: on the faculty of three american universities, harvard, u.k....
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we started common sense media, now has 60 million users in the united states, partly because we thought those ratings were not the that helpful. as a parent, you wanted to know a little more than just pg-13. what does pg-13 mean? >> how do you find out more? >> go to commonsense.org for one thing. that's why the organization has been so successful in this one area. millions go there every month for movie ratings so supplement. >>> and then it's your group's opinion? >> that's right, but it's our honest opinion. we don't have any skin in the game. we give you the honest information and let you decide what's rate. we've really seen this in the oscar nominations, because the number one picture we know about these being talked about for winning the academy award is the king's speech, and it's rated r. the movie this movie is rated r as opposed to pg-13, and we at common sense felt it was a very good movie for kids not in the r rating, was because there's one outburst in this movie where the guy curses a lot. there's one scene of bad language. >>> so this is rated r. normally people under 17
we started common sense media, now has 60 million users in the united states, partly because we thought those ratings were not the that helpful. as a parent, you wanted to know a little more than just pg-13. what does pg-13 mean? >> how do you find out more? >> go to commonsense.org for one thing. that's why the organization has been so successful in this one area. millions go there every month for movie ratings so supplement. >>> and then it's your group's opinion?...
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even though egypt something a big trading partner with the united states, trades more with europe, it's still the second biggest recipient of u.s. foreign aid and is a major player in the middle east peace process so what happens to egypt determines on how the market looks at world events. a couple of other factors could cause a rebound one on the economy and one on corporate earnings. as far as the economy goes, consumer spending rose a little more than expected in december. up .7%. it nearly doubled the gain the prior month and is a good indicator that consumers are feeling better and potentially employers will get off the fence and hire. corporate profits always help out. exxonmobil certainly knocked one out of the park. its profit rose 53% to $9.2 billion. revenue up 17% to 105 billion. and higher oil prices certainly did help out ex-none that regard. exxon has the biggest market cap at $398 billion, apple second at just over $300 billion. >>> let's look at the stock market see how we're doing early on. the dow is up by 1, starting to pull back. it just turned negative down 2 now. n
even though egypt something a big trading partner with the united states, trades more with europe, it's still the second biggest recipient of u.s. foreign aid and is a major player in the middle east peace process so what happens to egypt determines on how the market looks at world events. a couple of other factors could cause a rebound one on the economy and one on corporate earnings. as far as the economy goes, consumer spending rose a little more than expected in december. up .7%. it nearly...
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. >> i want to talk to the people of the united states about banking. >> reporter: john f. kennedy held the first televised live news conference. >> the united states government is satisfied. >> reporter: the presidents have embraced the newest technology to get their message out. the obama team has used social media tools from the very beginning of his presidential campaign. thursday's forum did talk on serious issues. >> mr. president, military -- >> reporter: one question why u.s. troops are still dying in iraq and afghanistan came from a military mom. >> in afghanistan, we have al qaeda and its allies and it is my job, as president, to make sure they can't launch another 9/11 against us. >> reporter: this is the president's third youtube q answers a. like the last time the mantle of the questions were will legalization of marijuana. >> i am not in favor of legalization. i am a strong believer that we have to think more about drugs as a public health problem. >> reporter: and when he was asked about the toughest thing about being president, mr. obama gave the same answer
. >> i want to talk to the people of the united states about banking. >> reporter: john f. kennedy held the first televised live news conference. >> the united states government is satisfied. >> reporter: the presidents have embraced the newest technology to get their message out. the obama team has used social media tools from the very beginning of his presidential campaign. thursday's forum did talk on serious issues. >> mr. president, military -- >>...
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it was a town hall meeting with the president of the united states youtube style. president obama answering questions from people across the country yesterday trying to continue the momentum from the state of the union address. of the 140,000 questions submitted, only 15 were chosen including one from some students at kipp king collegiate a charter school in san lohrens are so. they asked the president how he planned to solve at achievement gap in education. >> one thing we can do in closing the achievement gap is making sure we have good teachers in the classroom. >> teacher mcnulty said the students spent about 2.5 hours putting together the 50-second video. >>> soon you might be able to pick up lunch or even get your nails done while you wait for your bart train. the transit agency is negotiating with a private company to bring shops and businesses to 10 of the system's busiest stations including all four in downtown san francisco. you may have noticed some stations already sell flowers, coffee and newspapers. the developer wants to add take- out food, bookstore
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and here in the united states are working round the clock to ensure the safety of our americans. >> reporter: starting today the u.s. government is chartering planes to take americans out of egypt to various european cities. there is a backlog. by u.s. law anyone has to reimburse washington for the cost of the ticket. many americans will gladly pay. their own safety and security a top priority, a dramatic change from one week ago. >> i looked at the news and saw tunisia, tunisia here, cairo here, no problem. no problem. big problem. >> reporter: a problem that leaves thousands of americans feeling trapped in the middle of another country's revolution. cbs news, cairo. >>> now here is erica. >>> with turn now to washington with a crisis in egypt is presenting rather complex diplomatic challenge for president obama. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plant has the latest on that. >> reporter: that is fur sure. the white house did not call for president mubarak to resign, but they released a statement saying president obama supports an orderly transition of government in egypt. secr
and here in the united states are working round the clock to ensure the safety of our americans. >> reporter: starting today the u.s. government is chartering planes to take americans out of egypt to various european cities. there is a backlog. by u.s. law anyone has to reimburse washington for the cost of the ticket. many americans will gladly pay. their own safety and security a top priority, a dramatic change from one week ago. >> i looked at the news and saw tunisia, tunisia...
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states' support. on the other hand, they are concerned that if they give up on mubarak too quickly, and he ends up surviving in a, perhaps a bloody crackdown, he won't forget any time soon that at the time of trouble the united states didn't support him. for example, today the saudi arabian king announced his support for mubarak. clearly the group of leaders, the coterie of kings and autocrats and rulers in that part of the world get a little nervous when one of them falls. >> sure. the u.s. has given something like $60 billion to egypt in the last 30 years. these are reciprocal treaties that go back to the carter, begin, sadat accords of the late '70s. the world has changed. give us an idea of the discussions going on this morning at the white house and the state department? >> well, i think inside the white house, they're very, very worried that the peace process, the israeli/palestinian peace process, that peace between israel and egypt, israel and jordan, our relationship with israel, that that is
states' support. on the other hand, they are concerned that if they give up on mubarak too quickly, and he ends up surviving in a, perhaps a bloody crackdown, he won't forget any time soon that at the time of trouble the united states didn't support him. for example, today the saudi arabian king announced his support for mubarak. clearly the group of leaders, the coterie of kings and autocrats and rulers in that part of the world get a little nervous when one of them falls. >> sure. the...